
The 2013 St Padre Pio Festival is Held
The St. Padre Pio Festival is a yearly event held in the Village of Tuckahoe, NY. The festival honors the life and good works of St. Padre Pio. Tuckahoe’s population, being predominately Italian-American, attends the event as a yearly tradition.…

David Pope Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor
David Anthony Pope, President & CEO of the Generoso Pope Foundation, was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor on May 11, 2013. NECO, the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, pays homage to the immigrant experience and the contribution…

Yonkers Partners in Education To Provide Free SAT Tutoring
The new Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) organization is hard at work carrying out its first mission, to provide free SAT tutoring for 300 students from the City of Yonkers. Through the donations of the Pope Foundation and other organizations,…

Pope Foundation Aids Emergency Service Departments
Infrared cameras, bullet proof vests, defibrillators, canine units, and Chevrolet “Fly-Cars” are among the state-of-the-art equipment that emergency services units throughout Westchester County, NY have been able to acquire with the ongoing…

Westchester Scholars Program Brings Technology to Deserving Students
In an increasingly technology-driven world, access to personal computers has become indispensable to a student’s educational success. These resources, however, often fall beyond the financial reach of many Westchester County families.
The…

A Salute to the Troops Fireworks Display Fills the Sky Aboard the USS Intrepid
On May 23, 2012, the Generoso Pope Foundation joined the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in an effort to host a celebration for Fleet Week 2012. The Generoso Pope Foundation funded “A Salute to the Troops: Grucci Style," a firework…

The Pope Building's 100th Anniversary Celebrated with History Making Show
The Generoso Pope Foundation’s building is featured in the heart of Tuckahoe. It was built in 1911 and served as Tuckahoe’s Village Hall. To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the building, “history-making” show was produced. The…

Tuckahoe Turns Back Time with New Trolley
There is a 19th century feel aura Tuckahoe now. The Generoso Pope Foundation purchased and donated a new trolley, which transports residents throughout Tuckahoe, Bronxville and Eastchester. The newly built trolley features a diesel…

The Westchester Italian Cultural Center Opens it’s Doors
After years of renovations, the Westchester Italian Cultural Center has finally opened.
The Westchester Italian Cultural Center is the realization of the dream of Generoso Pope, an Italian immigrant who made his fortune in the United States…

Pope Foundation Purchases New Building
David Anthony Pope, President and CEO of the Generoso Pope Foundation, just announced the purchase of a new building.
The former Tuckahoe Village Hall in the center of the village square will now be the new face of the foundation. The purchase…